Cinema Callback

Tampopo (1985) - The Criterion Series

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Cinema Callback kicks off Criterion Week with Andy and Michael taking a deep dive into Juzo Itami’s Tampopo (1985), the joyous and wonderfully eccentric Japanese classic that transforms the conventions of the American Western into a story about the pursuit of the perfect bowl of ramen.

Through the show’s signature voice note conversation format, the hosts explore the film’s central story of a…